After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 190 - 60 He... seems to have made a decision

Chapter 190: Chapter 60 He... seems to have made a decision

"Ahtal~ don’t ignore me, okay?"like a girlfriend acting petulantly, the girl shook Xi Mu’s arm, her expression pitiful.

In response, Xi Mu gave her a chilly look.

"Mew~" the girl let out a kitten-like whimper, as though wounded by Ahtal’s cold gaze.

Passersby on both sides looked over in surprise, whispering among themselves, though they deliberately lowered their voices.

They seemed to be saying that Ahtal was being insensitive.

"..." Xi Mu sighed imperceptibly, as if resigned to the girl’s antics.

He took the initiative to ask.

"What’s your name?"

"Liliana." The girl took a step back, playfully winking as she revealed her name.

Then she saw Ahtal moving past her, heading towards the end of the street.

"Wow, such a nasty attitude." Liliana followed, puffing her cheeks piteously, as if she were about to cry.

She looked so miserably lovely that one might wish to embrace and comfort her.

But this... was only a façade, deceiving only those who didn’t know her true nature.

However, Xi Mu knew of Liliana’s nasty character.

Whether she was being coquettish or pretending to be pitiful, it... couldn’t hide the malice deep in her heart, although it wouldn’t do any real harm to players and might occasionally benefit them. But in reality, it was all to see the troubled expressions on the players’ faces.

If one were interested in playing along with Liliana, it could indeed be quite fun and give the experience of something close to... romance.

Unfortunately, Liliana was currently just an impediment to his experience grinding.

"What do you really want from me?" Xi Mu looked at the girl who had caught up, his voice calm, "You can’t possibly be trying to recruit followers for the Goddess of Lies, can you?"

"The Church of Blood invited us over," Liliana twirled a lock of hair by her ear, "The higher-ups made a deal with the Church of Blood, so I just have to comply, don’t I?"

"You still haven’t answered why you’re approaching me?" Xi Mu asked calmly, and Liliana hesitated before responding.

She took the opportunity to extend an invitation.

"Join the Church of Lies, and I’ll tell you."

"It’s to confirm my purpose, isn’t it?" Xi Mu maintained his steady pace, guessing the reason for Liliana’s approach.

"Are you worried that I might interfere with Mist’s trial?"

"You got it." Liliana smiled warmly, circling Ahtal, "Now, the only person who can truly inform you about everything in Kadilon is me."

"And the price is that I join the Church of Lies, right?" Xi Mu sighed as if fatigued, then assertively stated:

"My faith in the Goddess of Life is unshakeable."

Liliana’s face fell, "Do you despise the Goddess of Lies that much?" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"What do you think... a lie is?" Xi Mu countered before Liliana could answer, and proceeded to give his own definition.

"Is lying deceiving people?"

He shook his head.

"That would be underestimating lies. If you consider lies on an individual level, they can maintain ’appropriate’ distances between people, so as not to be hurt by each other’s sharp edges."

"And on a national or global scale, it’s a massive imagined community."

"The countries, ethnic groups, families, and so on in this world are all built on lies; it’s just that everyone agrees to this lie."

"Rulers say they love all people and want to create an equal country, but in reality... it’s for their own desires."

"Lovers say they love you, but may only covet beauty and money."

"Lies are omnipresent in this world, and it is these lies that bind everyone together."

Why does this man... when he speaks, make the Goddess of Lies seem so eminent and dignified?

Liliana fell silent, watching the earnest looking Ahtal, then suddenly beamed a bright smile, grasping Xi Mu’s wrist.

"Ahtal, you really are a natural follower of lies!"

"..." Xi Mu didn’t respond, maintaining his steady pace forward, and Liliana didn’t seem upset. In fact, she took the initiative to start briefing Xi Mu about the situation in Kadilon.

Kadilon was fundamentally poor, with a population of less than thirty thousand, closer to a large slum than a country.

The Church of Blood chose Kadilon to intercept Mist precisely because it was the easiest nation to bribe and manipulate.

A moment later.

"This is where the Saintess of Justice is temporarily staying," Liliana pointed to a decrepit wooden hut nearby, then saw Ahtal pulling out the Great Sword of Death.

"Wait, don’t do anything rash!" Liliana hurriedly grabbed Ahtal’s arm, "Assassinating the Saintess of Justice is a grave sin!"

"..." Xi Mu didn’t respond, his gaze frosty as he entered the wooden hut, and despite Liliana’s full force, she couldn’t slow his pace, leaving only drag marks on the ground.

Could this man be intending to kill the Saintess of Justice?

While that certainly was one way to solve the problem—once the Saintess of Justice died, the power affecting Kadilon would naturally disappear,

and so would Mist’s ability to leave.

"Are you the Saintess of Justice?" Xi Mu asked coldly, looking at the woman inside the hut. She was a mature woman with silver-white hair and aqua blue eyes, wearing a nun’s clothes, and she looked surprised.

The two exchanged looks for a moment.

"I am not the Saintess of Justice, you can call me Tina," the woman smiled slightly, her lips pursed, lying without a change in expression under Liliana’s subtle gaze.